However, PUBG's Event Pass only lasts 30 days and only has 30 tiers (or levels, rather) to unlock.

Fortnite's Battle Pass lasts for 10 weeks and has 100 tiers to unlock. For the same price.

Meanwhile, Fortnite's cosmetics are a lot more interesting and fun. I realize that's entirely subjective, but PUBG just doesn't have very interesting skins as far as I'm concerned. Lots of games do this better. It's something PUBG Corporation needs to get serious about.

Even if the skins and other rewards were just as good, it's a little preposterous to charge $10 for a 30 day pass when your top competitor offers such a better deal.

Apparently PUBG Corporation is actively trying to sabotage its own Event Pass, because on top of all of this some of the items you unlock during the Event Pass go away at the end of the 30 days. So you pay actual real money to unlock items only temporarily. Player backlash has already led to the company offering a couple new cosmetic freebies as a peace offering, but honestly whoever thought this was a good idea should probably be out of a job.

Actually, the sheer volume of poor decisions surrounding PUBG should mean a whole lot of people are out of jobs. If they want to stop bleeding players---the game is down from 3.2 million concurrents on steam to just half that at 1.7 million---this game needs more than a flimsy, poorly implemented Event Pass and a new map.

PUBG's Event Pass isn't worth the money.Credit: PUBG Corp.

For instance, Fortnite is free-to-play, so dropping $10 on a Battle Pass is a pretty good deal. PUBG is $30, so you're already paying upfront.

It's past time that PUBG went free-to-play on all platforms. That would at least make this Event Pass fiasco less awful.

All told, while I think copying the Battle Pass is a great idea, PUBG Corporation is screwing up the execution. Epic Games makes each of Fortnite's Battle Pass seasons interesting. They have mystery, hidden clues, secret messages and all kinds of things to keep the reddit page buzzing and fans on the edge of their seats. 10 weeks allows each season plenty of room.

30 day Events could work just fine for PUBG, but not for $10 a pop. Also, we'll have to see how tricky it will be for players to unlock all 30 levels in just 30 days. For hardcore players, that won't be a problem, but this type of thing needs to reel in more casual fans and can't feel like an impossible task.

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